"Your Majesty, the front line has sent a telegram. With the assistance of the Imperial Air Force, the army has broken through the defense line of Yekaterinburg. ◇↓w. At present, the Imperial Army has gained an advantage in the battle in Yekaterinburg. It is estimated that it will be able to capture Yekaterinburg in no time." General Sun Hao, the chief of the Imperial General Staff, reported to Long Yufei. The battle reports from the front line are exciting. I originally thought that the Imperial Army would pay a heavy price when attacking Yekaterinburg. However, now it seems that with the assistance of the Air Force, all problems will be solved.

Long Yufei nodded: "That's good! After taking down Yekaterinburg, the Russians no longer have a foothold on the Western Siberian Plain. The entire Western Siberian Plain belongs to us!"

Although the Western Siberian Plain is very cold and the winter is particularly long. However, the Western Siberian Plain is fertile and has rich mineral resources, especially the oil and gas resources buried underground, which will provide a rare resource guarantee for the empire outside the city in the future. Incorporating the Western Siberian Plain into the empire's rule is very important for the future of the empire.

"Your Majesty, the generals on the front line are very satisfied with the performance of the Air Force. The Air Force now has only more than a hundred airships and only more than 10,000 people. We believe that the size of the Air Force can be increased appropriately." Lieutenant General Liu Zhongming, Minister of Operations, also said. There is no doubt that the Air Force has conquered the senior generals of the Empire with this performance.

"The expansion of the air force can be carried out. However, the technical content of the airship is too low. There are many ways to restrain it and it is not suitable for large-scale construction. After the aircraft can be put into actual combat, the air force will develop greatly!" Long Yufei said. After all, although the airship is loading, the speed is too slow. When bombs are dropped, the flight altitude will also decrease. Once the enemy develops weapons such as anti-aircraft machine guns, the airship will become the enemy's living target. The air force in Long Yufei's mind will be mainly aircraft, not airships. Airships are just weapons in the transition period.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lieutenant General Liu Zhongming nodded. Although they didn't understand what Long Yufei meant, this did not prevent them from following Long Yufei's orders. After all, countless facts have proved the correctness of Long Yufei. Things they couldn't understand in the past are undoubtedly Long Yufei's foresight.

"In this case, we are expected to be able to take Yekaterinburg before September. So, can we continue to attack westward before winter, conquer the Ural Mountains and enter the Eastern European plain?" Long Yufei asked. Even if we cannot defeat Russia in one fell swoop, we must have a foothold on the Eastern European plain! In this way, the Imperial Army will launch a large-scale attack on the heartland of Russia at the beginning of next spring, and strive to destroy Russia in one fell swoop next year.

"Your Majesty. The General Staff plans to temporarily stop the attack after taking down Yekaterinburg." General Sun Hao said.

Long Yufei nodded, preparing to listen to his explanation.

"Your Majesty, after several consecutive months of combat, the Imperial Army's front-line army has been very tired and has suffered a lot of casualties. The General Staff plans to use this winter to replenish and rest the troops. In addition, the previous battles have consumed almost the war materials we stored. If there is no supply, it will be difficult for the Imperial Army to continue to launch an attack." General Sun Hao said.

"Okay, just follow your plan!" Long Yufei nodded. He was not a person who didn't listen to his opinions. Now it seems that the Imperial Army is not suitable to continue attacking westward.

"Your Majesty, there is another consideration, that is, if we continue to attack now, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will be able to get a bargain. The Ottoman Turkish Empire dispatched 500,000 people to attack Russia. Because the main force of Russia was dragged by us, they have successfully conquered a large area of ​​land along the Black Sea coast. If nothing else, the entire Ukraine may fall into the rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. A powerful Ottoman Turkish Empire is not in the interests of the empire. Therefore, we plan to let the Ottoman Turkish Empire fight with the Russians first. In this way, after they fight to the death, the Imperial Army will be deployed and the pressure will be much less!" said Lieutenant General Liu Zhongming, Minister of Operations. After all, there is no reason for the Empire and Russia to fight to the death, so that the Ottoman Turkish Empire will be able to get a bargain behind!

Long Yufei nodded: "Well, then do it like this!"

However, this is equivalent to giving the Russians a breath. Although the Russians have lost a lot of troops now, their mobilization ability is also very terrifying. Once these Russians have completed the mobilization, it will probably be even more difficult for the empire to destroy Russia by then.

On the front line of Yekaterinburg, the Imperial Army was also launching fierce attacks on the Russian positions stationed. The cooperation between infantry and air force greatly enhanced the attack power of the Imperial Army. The Russian defense line was constantly blown up by the Imperial Air Force, clearing obstacles for the Imperial Army's offense. Under such circumstances, the morale of the Russian army had almost fallen to freezing point.

"Old Zhao, the army's progress is very good! In a few days, you should be able to take down the entire Yekaterinburg!" Lieutenant General Zhang Wei said excitedly. The addition of the Air Force has made the attack of the Imperial Army more smooth, and the casualties of the army have also been reduced. A big victory is just around the corner!

"Well! If this continues, the Russians will not last long! However, the place we are attacking now is the West City District of Yekaterinburg, and the Dongcheng District is still under the control of the Russians. Once they blow up the bridge on the Isset River, it will probably not be so easy for us to attack the Dongcheng District!" said Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu, commander of the 2nd Army. It is now the flood season of the Isset River. Once the bridge on the river is blown up by the Russian army, the Imperial Army will almost be unable to cross the Isset River.

"What's the matter? At worst, let the Air Force help us and open a gap from the east!" Lieutenant General Zhang Wei said indifferently.

Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu nodded, and by then, that would be the only way to do it.

On the afternoon of August 28, 1854, the Imperial Army had already captured the western city of Yekaterinburg, and the Russian troops stationed here were almost strangled, and the remaining people had also retreated to the eastern city of Yekaterinburg. As Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu expected, when the Russian army retreated, they blew up all the bridges on the Isset River. After the Imperial Army pursued the riverside, they could only sigh at the river and could not cross it.

"General Song, the Russians blew up the bridge on the Isset River, which forced us to launch a new attack from east Yekaterinburg! However, in east Yekaterinburg, the Russians also have continuous fortifications composed of fortresses and bunkers, which has to rely on the Imperial Air Force to clear obstacles for us." Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu said.

"General Zhao, this is no problem, leave it to us!" Major General Song Zhiyuan, commander of the Imperial Air Force, accepted this task without saying a word. Clearing obstacles for the Imperial Air Force was originally accused by the Imperial Air Force.

Through the battles over the past few days, the performance of the Imperial Air Force has won everyone's praise.

The next day, the Imperial Air Force dispatched dozens of airships to bomb the defense line in eastern Yekaterinburg. When dense bombs fell from the airships and destroyed the forts and forts that the Russians had worked hard one by one, the morale of the Russian army was severely blown. Everything was like a repeat of a few days ago. After the Russian defense line was blown up, the Imperial Army would launch an attack.

The Russian commander, Marshal Wittgenstein, was pale in his face. The troops suffered heavy losses in the attack of the Chinese people. In addition, the positions were constantly being captured, and in just a few days, Yekaterinburg lost half of the city. Such a blow directly made Marshal Wittgenstein sick. His illness made the Russian army feel as if they had lost their backbone.

"Lieutenant General, how is the marshal's condition now?" General Alexander asked with a dark face. Now, the Chinese are attacking the eastern part of Yekaterinburg. Under the bombing of the Chinese Air Force, the Russian defense line will be broken soon. What should they do then?

Now, it was time for someone to make an idea, but Marshal Wittgenstein fell ill, which made them suddenly messed up.

"General, the marshal is very ill now and can no longer be in charge of the director. I am afraid that the general will have to worry more about the defense of Yekaterinburg!" said Lieutenant General Neverskoy.

"How can this work?" General Alexander was stunned. If he could replace Marshal Wittgenstein as commander of the Russian army in normal times, General Alexander would certainly not refuse. But now, Yekaterinburg is about to fall, and taking over the position of this commander will not only be of no benefit, but will also bring a reputation to himself!

"General, the marshal is now ill, so you can't let him command the troops anymore! The marshal's meaning is also the general. After all, the general is the highest rank here under the marshal!" Lieutenant General Neverskoy continued.

Admiral Alexander felt as if he was trapped. Originally, Yekaterinburg had a solid defense and was as solid as a sacrificial one. Everyone thought that it could completely withstand the attack of the Chinese. The 500,000 troops stationed in Yekaterinburg now have less than 300,000 left. It can be said that Yekaterinburg has reached the end of his life. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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